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| <p>{{red|b=1|The twelfth figure teaches this,}} which says “With empty hand, learn two sweeps against all weapons.”</p>
 
| <p>{{red|b=1|The twelfth figure teaches this,}} which says “With empty hand, learn two sweeps against all weapons.”</p>
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<p>Note the lesson: When you both ride together with the lance, if it is then the case that you both missed with it, if you then want to catch him without any fencing, then drop your lance by hand, and draw neither sword nor knife, and turn yourself with your left side to his right, and wait upon his right arm, and drive the wrestle written hereafter.</p>
 
<p>Note the lesson: When you both ride together with the lance, if it is then the case that you both missed with it, if you then want to catch him without any fencing, then drop your lance by hand, and draw neither sword nor knife, and turn yourself with your left side to his right, and wait upon his right arm, and drive the wrestle written hereafter.</p>
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<p>Note, when you come with your left side to his right, grab his right hand with your right, and throw him with the unnamed hold or with the secret hold, and how you shall drive the two wrestles, you find that written hereafter.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you come with your left side to his right, grab his right hand with your right, and throw him with the unnamed hold or with the secret hold, and how you shall drive the two wrestles, you find that written hereafter.</p>
 
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<p>Note, when you come with the left side to his right, if he has then drawn your [sic] sword and rises with the arm and wants to strike you, then grab his right arm with the left hand behind the elbow, and shove him above with it from you, and raise his right below with the left foot under the stirrup leather, and grab his sword with the right hand by the pommel, and jolt it to you with it, so you take his sword, and additionally shove him as such from the horse.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you come with the left side to his right, if he has then drawn your [sic] sword and rises with the arm and wants to strike you, then grab his right arm with the left hand behind the elbow, and shove him above with it from you, and raise his right below with the left foot under the stirrup leather, and grab his sword with the right hand by the pommel, and jolt it to you with it, so you take his sword, and additionally shove him as such from the horse.</p>
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<p>Note, when you both have missed with the lance, if you may then not come with the left side to his right, then hold and throw him with the “sun showing” or with the sheep hold, and how you shall drive the two wrestles, you shall find that written hereafter.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you both have missed with the lance, if you may then not come with the left side to his right, then hold and throw him with the “sun showing” or with the sheep hold, and how you shall drive the two wrestles, you shall find that written hereafter.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} take his knife or otherwise other weapon with the right, and work with it to the opening.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} take his knife or otherwise other weapon with the right, and work with it to the opening.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The eleventh figure teaches this,}} which says “Press firmly, shove from reins, and search for his knife.”</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} rise with the right arm inwards to the top of his right, and press it forward to your chest, and ride forward, so you again take his sword.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} rise with the right arm inwards to the top of his right, and press it forward to your chest, and ride forward, so you again take his sword.</p>
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<p>Note, when you come with your right side to his right, if he has then drawn his sword and rises with it and wants to strike, then grab his right arm with the right hand behind the elbow, and shove him above from you with it, and raise his right foot below with the right foot under the stirrup leather, and shove him above from you with the left hand, so he falls.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you come with your right side to his right, if he has then drawn his sword and rises with it and wants to strike, then grab his right arm with the right hand behind the elbow, and shove him above from you with it, and raise his right foot below with the right foot under the stirrup leather, and shove him above from you with the left hand, so he falls.</p>
 
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| <p>[17] {{red|b=1|Note a good wrestle}}</p>
 
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<p>When you come with the right side to his right, grab his right [hand] with the left hand, and jolt it in front of your chest, and turn your horse from him, and pull him from the horse as such.</p>
 
<p>When you come with the right side to his right, grab his right [hand] with the left hand, and jolt it in front of your chest, and turn your horse from him, and pull him from the horse as such.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The second figure teaches this,}} which says “Turn around with the horse, pull his right hand with your left.”</p>
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| <p>[18] {{red|b=1|This is the text and the gloss about a lesson on horseback}}</p>
 
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<p>Note the lesson: When he rides upon you with a lance, if you then want to work against him with art, then you shall ride against him quite boldly, so you may well set aside his [lance] with your lance, and otherwise win other advantages with the sword, or if you will rush or run to the man, then you may drive no play correctly, and additionally not be similarly secure on the horse.</p>
 
<p>Note the lesson: When he rides upon you with a lance, if you then want to work against him with art, then you shall ride against him quite boldly, so you may well set aside his [lance] with your lance, and otherwise win other advantages with the sword, or if you will rush or run to the man, then you may drive no play correctly, and additionally not be similarly secure on the horse.</p>
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<p>Note, when you want to fence on horseback with the sword, you shall know five guards with it.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you want to fence on horseback with the sword, you shall know five guards with it.</p>
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<p>When you sit on the horse, hold your sword with the right hand by the handle, and lay it with the blade on your left arm.</p>
 
<p>When you sit on the horse, hold your sword with the right hand by the handle, and lay it with the blade on your left arm.</p>
 
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<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} if the horse makes a fool out of you, then hew to his right leg in the running away.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} if the horse makes a fool out of you, then hew to his right leg in the running away.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|The seventh figure teaches this,}} which says “Here, begin to search the man for the tasset hew.”</p>
 
 
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| <p>[26] {{red|b=1|Here note the text and the gloss, how you shall force the man at the sword on horseback}}</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is that you shall always bind strong to his sword with all hews and in all movements, and endanger him at the sword, and force with the point, and artfully attempt, if you may plant to him. If he parries and rides near to you with it, then rise with the pommel from below through his sword to the top of his left shoulder around the neck, and come with the left hand behind his back to your pommel to help,<ref>''zu hilff'' - to help</ref> and pull him in front of you onto the side.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is that you shall always bind strong to his sword with all hews and in all movements, and endanger him at the sword, and force with the point, and artfully attempt, if you may plant to him. If he parries and rides near to you with it, then rise with the pommel from below through his sword to the top of his left shoulder around the neck, and come with the left hand behind his back to your pommel to help,<ref>''zu hilff'' - to help</ref> and pull him in front of you onto the side.</p>
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<p>Note, when you hew in, if he parries and rides near to you with it, then grip his right hand with your left, and with the right, set the point into his face.</p>  
 
<p>Note, when you hew in, if he parries and rides near to you with it, then grip his right hand with your left, and with the right, set the point into his face.</p>  
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<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries and comes near to you with it, then move to him with the hilt of your sword under the jawbone, and with the left hand, grab him on his left side by the helmet,<ref>''eysenhuet'' - iron hat</ref> or by the pommel, and pull him to you with it, and with the hilt, shove him above from you, so he falls from the horse.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries and comes near to you with it, then move to him with the hilt of your sword under the jawbone, and with the left hand, grab him on his left side by the helmet,<ref>''eysenhuet'' - iron hat</ref> or by the pommel, and pull him to you with it, and with the hilt, shove him above from you, so he falls from the horse.</p>
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<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries high and comes near to you with it, then move to him with the hilt of your sword under the arm behind his elbow, and shove above from you, and move with the right foot under his right and raise up with it, so he falls from the horse.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries high and comes near to you with it, then move to him with the hilt of your sword under the arm behind his elbow, and shove above from you, and move with the right foot under his right and raise up with it, so he falls from the horse.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} when you have hung the point to him over his sword, if he then comes near to you with it, then move to him with the right arm through his right, and press the arm firmly into your right side, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} when you have hung the point to him over his sword, if he then comes near to you with it, then move to him with the right arm through his right, and press the arm firmly into your right side, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
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<p>Note, when you ride to him, lay your sword on the left arm in the guard. If he then hews in above to your head, then rise and parry, so that your point stands against your left side, and ride to him with it, and rise with the pommel inwards to the top of his right hand forward by the hilt, and press his hand with your arm firmly to your chest, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you ride to him, lay your sword on the left arm in the guard. If he then hews in above to your head, then rise and parry, so that your point stands against your left side, and ride to him with it, and rise with the pommel inwards to the top of his right hand forward by the hilt, and press his hand with your arm firmly to your chest, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
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<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries and comes near to you with it, then move<ref>move him? move to him?</ref> with the pommel outside to the top of his right hand, and shove the hand with the hilt in front of you to your saddle bow, and grab his sword’s pommel with the left hand, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>Note, when you hew in above, if he parries and comes near to you with it, then move<ref>move him? move to him?</ref> with the pommel outside to the top of his right hand, and shove the hand with the hilt in front of you to your saddle bow, and grab his sword’s pommel with the left hand, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is if you want to fence lying while riding up, you shall do that from your right leg from the side guard with stabs from the long point, and note, when he parries the stab, that you wind in the point at the sword to his face. With it, you force him so that you may come to other plays, and how you shall wind, you will find that written hereafter in the next play.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is if you want to fence lying while riding up, you shall do that from your right leg from the side guard with stabs from the long point, and note, when he parries the stab, that you wind in the point at the sword to his face. With it, you force him so that you may come to other plays, and how you shall wind, you will find that written hereafter in the next play.</p>
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<p>Note, the first play from the side guard from the right leg, drive it as follows: When you ride to him, hold your sword next to your right leg in the guard, and stab him long from stretched arm to the face. If he parries the stab, then rise at the sword with the right hand into the upper guard, and hang the point to his face. If he remains at the sword and rides near to you, then rise inwards with the left hand over his right arm, and strike the reins with it [your left hand] over it [his right arm], and grab your reins with left inverted hand again under his right arm, and hold firmly. Therefore he is entwined with the reins.</p>
 
<p>Note, the first play from the side guard from the right leg, drive it as follows: When you ride to him, hold your sword next to your right leg in the guard, and stab him long from stretched arm to the face. If he parries the stab, then rise at the sword with the right hand into the upper guard, and hang the point to his face. If he remains at the sword and rides near to you, then rise inwards with the left hand over his right arm, and strike the reins with it [your left hand] over it [his right arm], and grab your reins with left inverted hand again under his right arm, and hold firmly. Therefore he is entwined with the reins.</p>
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| <p>[35] {{red|b=1|Note: Again a play}}</p>
 
| <p>[35] {{red|b=1|Note: Again a play}}</p>
  
 
<p>When you ride to him, stab him from the side guard to the face. If he wards the stab and rides near to you with it, then grab his right hand with the left, and work with the sword to the opening, or throw him with the sheep hold or otherwise with other wrestles.</p>
 
<p>When you ride to him, stab him from the side guard to the face. If he wards the stab and rides near to you with it, then grab his right hand with the left, and work with the sword to the opening, or throw him with the sheep hold or otherwise with other wrestles.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The ninth figure teaches this,}} which says “Whoever wards the stab, catch his right hand in your left.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The ninth figure teaches this,}} which says “Whoever wards the stab, catch his right hand in your left.”</p>
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<p>Note, stab him from the guard from the right leg to the face, and wind the short edge to his sword. If he parries the stab and rides away next to your right side, then hew with the long edge behind to his neck.</p>
 
<p>Note, stab him from the guard from the right leg to the face, and wind the short edge to his sword. If he parries the stab and rides away next to your right side, then hew with the long edge behind to his neck.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|Therefore,}} you shall also set aside when he stabs onto you with the lance, because the windings and the settings-aside are the best art on horseback.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Therefore,}} you shall also set aside when he stabs onto you with the lance, because the windings and the settings-aside are the best art on horseback.</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is when you come near to him as such, so that you have captured him with the reins, or have grabbed his right hand with your left, you shall quite precisely think to which opening you may best win, and whether you are too close, so your sword will be too long so that you can’t work with it, then work with the dagger or otherwise with other short weapons. If you may not come to your weapon, then take his, and work with it to the openings, to which you may best come, that is to the face, or under the armpit, or outwards onto the hand, in the gloves, or inwards into the hands, to the palm, and in all joints of the armor. You shall also not work to a far opening when you see one nearer in front of you.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is when you come near to him as such, so that you have captured him with the reins, or have grabbed his right hand with your left, you shall quite precisely think to which opening you may best win, and whether you are too close, so your sword will be too long so that you can’t work with it, then work with the dagger or otherwise with other short weapons. If you may not come to your weapon, then take his, and work with it to the openings, to which you may best come, that is to the face, or under the armpit, or outwards onto the hand, in the gloves, or inwards into the hands, to the palm, and in all joints of the armor. You shall also not work to a far opening when you see one nearer in front of you.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The tenth figure teaches this,}} which says “Search for the openings, arm, leather, glove, under the eyes.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The tenth figure teaches this,}} which says “Search for the openings, arm, leather, glove, under the eyes.”</p>
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is a great advantage on horseback, that you shall drive all of your plays to both sides with free hands against all weapons with which someone comes to you. Therefore you shall know to hold your reins as such, so that you may have your hands free and available when you want, and shift the reins from one hand to the other, when it is even to you to the wrestles or otherwise to other plays, and how you shall drive the plays with free hands, you find that written in the gloss.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is a great advantage on horseback, that you shall drive all of your plays to both sides with free hands against all weapons with which someone comes to you. Therefore you shall know to hold your reins as such, so that you may have your hands free and available when you want, and shift the reins from one hand to the other, when it is even to you to the wrestles or otherwise to other plays, and how you shall drive the plays with free hands, you find that written in the gloss.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 12th figure teaches this,}} which says “With empty hand, two sweeps against all weapons.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 12th figure teaches this,}} which says “With empty hand, two sweeps against all weapons.”</p>
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| {{red|As under eyes<br/>&emsp;Grab him correctly with fluff}}
 
| {{red|As under eyes<br/>&emsp;Grab him correctly with fluff}}
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, the sheep hold is one of the best wrestles on horseback, because with it, one breaks all wrestles with which someone attacks you in front or grapples with wrestling. {{red|b=1|Drive the sheep hold as follows}} When you want to wrestle with someone on horseback, ride equally to him under eyes, and assess that you come with your right side to his. If he then grapples you in front with wrestling, then grab his right hand with your left, and jolt him in front of you under your chest, and move with the right arm over his right, and grab your saddle bow with it, and lie with the body strongly upon it, and ride forward, so you pull him from the horse.</p>
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<p>Gloss: Note, the sheep hold is one of the best wrestles on horseback, because with it, one breaks all wrestles with which someone attacks you in front or grapples with wrestling.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 13th figure teaches this,}} which says “The sheep hold wards all holds, wrestle under eyes.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|Drive the sheep hold as follows}}</p>
  
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<p>When you want to wrestle with someone on horseback, ride equally to him under eyes, and assess that you come with your right side to his. If he then grapples you in front with wrestling, then grab his right hand with your left, and jolt him in front of you under your chest, and move with the right arm over his right, and grab your saddle bow with it, and lie with the body strongly upon it, and ride forward, so you pull him from the horse.</p>
 
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 13th figure teaches this,}} which says “The sheep hold wards all holds, wrestle under eyes.”</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} when he moves with the right arm in front over your left shoulder around the neck, then strike your right arm above over his right, and throw him with the sheep hold.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|Or,}} when he moves with the right arm in front over your left shoulder around the neck, then strike your right arm above over his right, and throw him with the sheep hold.</p>
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<p>Note, if he comes with the left side to your right and moves with the left arm behind around the neck or holds you with it by your left shoulder, then turn yourself with the body against him, and rise with the right arm inwards between you and him, and press the left arm away with the strength of your right arm, so you will be free from him.</p>
 
<p>Note, if he comes with the left side to your right and moves with the left arm behind around the neck or holds you with it by your left shoulder, then turn yourself with the body against him, and rise with the right arm inwards between you and him, and press the left arm away with the strength of your right arm, so you will be free from him.</p>
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<p>Note, if he comes with his left side to your right and falls to you with the left arm behind around your body and wants to wrestle, then strike down from above behind you with the right hand outward in the joint of his left arm, and ride forward.</p>
 
<p>Note, if he comes with his left side to your right and falls to you with the left arm behind around your body and wants to wrestle, then strike down from above behind you with the right hand outward in the joint of his left arm, and ride forward.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 26th figure teaches this,}} which says “Grip over whoever attacks you, or do to him against riding.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 26th figure teaches this,}} which says “Grip over whoever attacks you, or do to him against riding.”</p>
 
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| <p>[46] {{red|b=1|This is the text and the gloss of the plays to the left side}}</p>
 
| <p>[46] {{red|b=1|This is the text and the gloss of the plays to the left side}}</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is when you ride to his left side, you shall also bind strongly to his sword, and assess whether you may plant to him. With it, you force him so that you may well come to other plays.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is when you ride to his left side, you shall also bind strongly to his sword, and assess whether you may plant to him. With it, you force him so that you may well come to other plays.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 20th figure teaches you this,}} which says “Compel against all hits, which will always be.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 20th figure teaches you this,}} which says “Compel against all hits, which will always be.”</p>
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<p>When you ride to him to the left side, hew in strong, and shoot the point to his face. If he parries or stabs equally with you, before he indeed comes to you, then rise with the left arm inwards over his sword, and press it as such with the arm into your left side, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>When you ride to him to the left side, hew in strong, and shoot the point to his face. If he parries or stabs equally with you, before he indeed comes to you, then rise with the left arm inwards over his sword, and press it as such with the arm into your left side, and ride forward, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>{{red|b=1|The 16th figure teaches this,}} which says “Catch the weapons in the wide, meanwhile ride against.”</p>
 
 
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 16th figure teaches this,}} which says “Catch the weapons in the wide, meanwhile ride against.”</p>
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is a lesson, if your horse makes a fool out of you so that you would like to come to no plays, then don’t let your horse run far from him, therefore it will not become tired, and you also remain lying, and ride against him to the side which makes it good for you, which you may have your best advantage with all art.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is a lesson, if your horse makes a fool out of you so that you would like to come to no plays, then don’t let your horse run far from him, therefore it will not become tired, and you also remain lying, and ride against him to the side which makes it good for you, which you may have your best advantage with all art.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 14th figure teaches this,}} which says “Otherwise turn around, there the horse hurries back.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 14th figure teaches this,}} which says “Otherwise turn around, there the horse hurries back.”</p>
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| <p>[50] {{red|b=1|This is the text and the gloss, if you have no choice but to ride to his left side}}</p>
 
| <p>[50] {{red|b=1|This is the text and the gloss, if you have no choice but to ride to his left side}}</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is if you have no choice but to ride to his left side, if you then have a sword, and he also has one, then lay yours on the left arm in the guard. If he then hews in above to the head, then rise and parry with the long edge so that your point stands to your left side, and ride to him, and grab his right hand with your left, and bash him with the pommel under the face.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is if you have no choice but to ride to his left side, if you then have a sword, and he also has one, then lay yours on the left arm in the guard. If he then hews in above to the head, then rise and parry with the long edge so that your point stands to your left side, and ride to him, and grab his right hand with your left, and bash him with the pommel under the face.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 17th figure teaches this,}} which says “If you hunt left, then fall upon sword’s pommel, shove under eyes.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 17th figure teaches this,}} which says “If you hunt left, then fall upon sword’s pommel, shove under eyes.”</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, this is a lesson: If it is the case that someone has won your back, or otherwise comes to you behind, whether it was with a spear or with a sword, then note, if he wants to plant to your right side behind, then turn yourself away from the stab onto your left, or if he plants behind to your left side, then turn yourself away from the stab against him onto your right side, and ride with it to him and work with the sword or with the wrestling.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, this is a lesson: If it is the case that someone has won your back, or otherwise comes to you behind, whether it was with a spear or with a sword, then note, if he wants to plant to your right side behind, then turn yourself away from the stab onto your left, or if he plants behind to your left side, then turn yourself away from the stab against him onto your right side, and ride with it to him and work with the sword or with the wrestling.</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 24th figure teaches this,}} which says “If one hunts you from<ref>Other one says "too".</ref> both sides, turn around left so he comes right.”</p>
 
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<p>Gloss: Note, when you ride to him and come to him with your right side to his, then hew in above strong to the head, and stab to his face. If he parries the stab, then hurry to him and grab his right arm with left inverted hand in front under his pommel, and hold him firmly as such, and bend your left arm outwards at the handle of his sword, so he must let go of the sword. Thereafter you may hold him with the one hand and strike with the other.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, when you ride to him and come to him with your right side to his, then hew in above strong to the head, and stab to his face. If he parries the stab, then hurry to him and grab his right arm with left inverted hand in front under his pommel, and hold him firmly as such, and bend your left arm outwards at the handle of his sword, so he must let go of the sword. Thereafter you may hold him with the one hand and strike with the other.</p>
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<p>{{red|b=1|The 15th figure<ref>Typo in the source, should be 25 (xxv)</ref> teaches this,}} which says “Think about the knife taking and keeping, etc.”</p>
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| <p>{{red|b=1|The 15th figure<ref>Typo in the source, should be 25 (xxv)</ref> teaches this,}} which says “Think about the knife taking and keeping, etc.”</p>
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<p>Or, if you don’t want to throw him, when you have jolted his arm in front of you, grab his right elbow with the left hand, and shove from you with it, and grab his sword’s pommel with the right, and jolt it to you, so you take his sword.</p>
 
<p>Or, if you don’t want to throw him, when you have jolted his arm in front of you, grab his right elbow with the left hand, and shove from you with it, and grab his sword’s pommel with the right, and jolt it to you, so you take his sword.</p>
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<p>Gloss: Note, the “sun showing” is a good wrestle on horseback, which you may drive to all sides when you come near to the man. {{red|b=1|Note, drive it as follows:}} When you ride together with him and want to wrestle, hold yourself near to him. If you then come with your right side at his, then move with the left hand behind around him, and grab his left arm with it, and pull him firmly to you with it, and with the right hand, move below to the jawbone, and shove his face upwards with it to the mountain against the sun, so he winds, then swings, and falls in front of you. Or, and if you come with the left side to his right, then grasp him as before, and throw him behind you.</p>
 
<p>Gloss: Note, the “sun showing” is a good wrestle on horseback, which you may drive to all sides when you come near to the man. {{red|b=1|Note, drive it as follows:}} When you ride together with him and want to wrestle, hold yourself near to him. If you then come with your right side at his, then move with the left hand behind around him, and grab his left arm with it, and pull him firmly to you with it, and with the right hand, move below to the jawbone, and shove his face upwards with it to the mountain against the sun, so he winds, then swings, and falls in front of you. Or, and if you come with the left side to his right, then grasp him as before, and throw him behind you.</p>
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Revision as of 02:21, 12 January 2020

Gloss and Interpretation of the Recital
die gloss und die auslegung der zettel des langen schwerts
Johannes Liechtenauer.jpg
Author(s) Unknown
Ascribed to Pseudo-Peter von Danzig
Illustrated by Unknown
Date before 1452
Genre
Language Early New High German
State of Existence Original hypothetical;
multiple branches exist
Principal
Manuscript(s)
Cod. 44.A.8 (1452)
Manuscript(s)
First Printed
English Edition
Tobler, 2010
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Translations

"Pseudo-Peter von Danzig" is the name given to an anonymous late 14th or early 15th century German fencing master.[1] Some time before the creation of the Codex 44.A.8 in 1452, he authored a gloss of Johannes Liechtenauer's Recital (Zettel) which would go on to become the most widespread in the tradition. While the identity of the glossator remains unknown, it is possible that he was in fact Jud Lew or Sigmund ain Ringeck, both of whose glosses show strong similarities to the work. On the other hand, the introduction to the Rome version of the text could be construed as attributing it to Liechtenauer himself.

Stemma

Early on in its history, the Pseudo-Peter von Danzig gloss seems to have split into at least three branches, and no definite copies of the unaltered original are known to survive. The gloss of Sigmund ain Ringeck also seems to be related to this work, due to the considerable overlap in text and contents, but it is currently unclear if Ringeck's gloss is based on that of pseudo-Danzig or if they both derive from an even earlier original gloss (or even if Ringeck and pseudo-Danzig are the same author and the "Ringeck" gloss should be considered Branch D).

Branch A, first attested in the Augsburg version (1450s) and comprising the majority of extant copies, has more plays overall than Branch B but generally shorter descriptions in areas of overlap. It also glosses only Liechtenauer's Recital on long sword and mounted fencing; in lieu of a gloss of Liechtenauer's short sword, it is generally accompanied by the short sword teachings of Andre Liegniczer and Martin Huntfeltz (or, in the case of the 1512 Vienna II, Ringeck's short sword gloss). Apart from the Augsburg, the other principal text in Branch A is the Salzburg version (1491), which was copied independently[2] and also incorporates twelve paragraphs from Ringeck's gloss and nineteen paragraphs from an unidentified third source. Branch A was redacted by Paulus Hector Mair (three mss., 1540s), Lienhart Sollinger (1556), and Joachim Meyer (1570), which despite being the latest is the cleanest extant version and was likely either copied directly from the original or created by comparing multiple versions to correct their errors. It was also one of the bases for Johannes Lecküchner's gloss on the Messer in the late 1470s.

Branch B, attested first in the Rome version (1452), is found in only four manuscripts; it tends to feature slightly longer descriptions than Branch A, but includes fewer plays overall. Branch B glosses Liechtenauer's entire Recital, including the short sword section, and may therefore be considered more complete than Branch A; it also differs from Branch A in that three of the four known copies are illustrated to some extent, where none in the other branch are. The Krakow version (1510-20) seems to be an incomplete (though extensively illustrated) copy taken from the Rome,[3] while Augsburg II (1564) collects only the six illustrated wrestling plays from the Krakow. Even more anomalous is the Glasgow version (1508), consisting solely of a nearly complete redaction of the short sword gloss (assigning it to Branch B), which is appended to the opening paragraphs of Ringeck's gloss of the same section; since it accompanies Ringeck's long sword and mounted fencing glosses, a possible explanation is that the scribe lacked a complete copy of Ringeck and tried to fill in the deficit with another similar text.

Branch C is first attested in the Vienna version (1480s). It is unclear whether it was derived independently from the original, represents an intermediate evolutionary step between Branches A and B, or was created by simply merging copies of the other branches together. The structure and contents of this branch very closely align with Branch B, lacking most of the unique plays of Branch A and including the gloss of the short sword, but the actual text is more consistent with that of Branch A (though not identical). The other substantial copy of Branch C is the Augsburg version II (1553), which was created by Paulus Hector Mair based on the writings of Antonius Rast, and which segues into the text of Ringeck's gloss for the final eighteen paragraphs. A substantial fragment of Branch C is present in five additional 16th century manuscripts alongside the illustrated treatise of Jörg Wilhalm Hutter; one of these, Glasgow II (1533) assigns the text a much earlier origin, stating that it was devised by one Nicolaüs in 1489. This branch has received the least attention and is currently the least understood.

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While all branches were originally presented in a single concordance in this article, the differences between them are extensive enough that they merit separate consideration. Thus, Branch A has been placed on the page of Jud Lew, to whom is seemingly attributed the gloss on mounted fencing, while Branch B has been retained here and branch C is now on the Nicolaüs page.

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  1. This name stems from the false assumption of many 20th century writers identifying him with Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt.
  2. Both Augsburg and Salzburg contain significant scribal errors of omission that allow us to identify manuscripts copied from them.
  3. Zabinski, pp 82-83
  4. Per Trosclair, Goliath text reads "In the same way, the counterpart from the left side through, you shall always render hew and tread with each other as one."
  5. Or "tap-hit".
  6. "As painted hereafter" added in the Krakow.
  7. Couplets 102-109.
  8. Couplet 74.
  9. Literally "from crossed arms".
  10. "and binds strongly on your sword therewith" omitted from the Krakow.
  11. Squint here means “an askew glance”, referring to both the sword's direction of travel and also the use of deception with the eyes with this hew.
  12. "the Four Openings" omitted from the Krakow.
  13. K. "The Following Technique".
  14. "from all" omitted from the Krakow.
  15. "with" omitted from the Krakow.
  16. Letter erased and overwritten.
  17. "with something" omitted from the Krakow.
  18. This text is a repetition of the first paragraph on folio 68r, but this is the illustration that corresponds to the text in Goliath (folio 54v).
  19. K. "with both hands".
  20. 20.0 20.1 Indecipherable due to an ink blotch.
  21. "and see" omitted from the Krakow.
  22. K. "Here you should drive four windings from both hands from the two over-hangings, that is, the ox".
  23. crosswise? across? obliquely?
  24. satelbogen, maybe saddle horn?
  25. let your lance sink down in front
  26. bridle?
  27. A “tasset” is a piece of armor that covers the side of the thigh. It is possible that the last part of this hew aims for a gap in the armor on the back of the leg.
  28. zu hilff - to help
  29. This is wrong, it is the 5th figure.
  30. eysenhuet - iron hat
  31. move him? move to him?
  32. Could be bridle. Have it as "reins" because it makes more sense in the context of the play below.
  33. Other one says "too".
  34. Typo in the source, should be 25 (xxv)
  35. Somewhere else it says "strike a glancing blow," I think that's the same idea
  36. This quatrain is a mess
  37. Make a note, "zu dem schuß," literally "to the shot"
  38. Glasgow version adds "him"
  39. G. "wisely and masterfully".
  40. G. "students".
  41. Nota is written in the margin in a different hand, with a line pointing to kainen.
  42. Wie hienach conterfct[?] written below in a different hand.
  43. Corrected from »sein«.
  44. Corrected from »seinem«.
  45. Glasgow contains extensive differences.
  46. And you shall... with the point" omitted from the Glasgow.
  47. G. "work to the openings".
  48. The rest vanishes in the binding.
  49. "the face" omitted in the Glasgow.
  50. Clause omitted from the Glasgow.
  51. Clause omitted from the Glasgow.
  52. Tricky. The rome says "vrbrigen," the Glasgow says "verpringen," and the Vienna says "vbaring." Since we see this exact same construction in a lance play earlier, I'm going with "urbaring," and going to say that the author of the Glasgow didn't understand the word, so he went with "verbringen."
  53. I don't get this or the following one.
  54. Corrected from »dam«.
  55. Corrected from »dem«.
  56. Corrected from »vchsel«.
  57. It is "er" in the text because "ee wenn" is a conjunction, so it resets the case. It wouldn't do that in english I think, or I'm just an idiot.
  58. Corrected from »mit«.